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RBC Test #1 Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Question:What is a constitution?
Ans: - a written document that embodies the basic laws of a nation or state
- Identifies the powers and duties of the government
- Identifies the rights afforded to ALL individuals in our country or state
Question: 3 branches of government
Ans: Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Question: Freedoms under the US Constitution
Ans: -HIGHEST law of the land
-Basic rights and freedoms stated in the U.S. Constitution apply to ALL
individuals in the
United States regardless of citizenship
Question: What is the Bill of Rights?
Ans: The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
-place limits on those powers, thus guaranteeing individual rights
Question: What powers does the criminal justice system give to L.E.?
Ans: - The power to arrest
- The power to use deadly force
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Question: 1st Amendment
Ans: Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
Question: 4th Amendment
Ans: Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Question: 5th Amendment
Ans: -Freedom from being tried for the same
crime twice - "double jeopardy"
-Freedom from self-incrimination
Question: 6th Amendment
Ans: -Right to be told of charges when arrested
Right to speedy trial
Right to a public trial by an impartial jury
Right to confront witnesses
Right to counsel
Question: 8th Amendment
Ans: - Freedom from excessive bail
- Freedom from cruel and unusual
punishments
Question: 14th Amendment
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Ans: - Basic right of a defendant in a judicial proceeding
- Right to equal protection of the laws
- The requisites for trial (due process)
Question: Components of the Criminal Justice System
Ans: law enforcement, judicial, corrections
Question: Primary goals of criminal justice system
Ans: -guarantee due process of the law
-prevent crime
-protect life and property
-uphold and enforce the law
-dispense equal justice
-apprehend offenders
-assure victims' rights
Question: primary federal agencies
Ans: US Dept of Homeland Security, FBI, DEA, U.S. Marshals, ICE, ATF,
Secret Service, US Postal Inspectors (USPS), Armed Forces Police
Question: primary state agencies
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Ans: o Youth and Adult Correctional Agency
o CHP
o Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)
o Department of Fish and Game (F&G)
o Department of Forestry and Protection (DOF)
o Department of Justice (DOJ)
o Department of Insurance (DOI)
Question: primary local agencies
Ans: o Airport Police
o County Marshals
o Housing Police
o Municipal Police
o School District Police
o Sherriff's Department
o Transportation Police
o Port Authority Police
Question: objectives of the Judicial component of the criminal justice system
RBC Test #1 Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Question:What is a constitution?
Ans: - a written document that embodies the basic laws of a nation or state
- Identifies the powers and duties of the government
- Identifies the rights afforded to ALL individuals in our country or state
Question: 3 branches of government
Ans: Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Question: Freedoms under the US Constitution
Ans: -HIGHEST law of the land
-Basic rights and freedoms stated in the U.S. Constitution apply to ALL
individuals in the
United States regardless of citizenship
Question: What is the Bill of Rights?
Ans: The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
-place limits on those powers, thus guaranteeing individual rights
Question: What powers does the criminal justice system give to L.E.?
Ans: - The power to arrest
- The power to use deadly force
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Question: 1st Amendment
Ans: Freedom of Religion, Speech, Press, Assembly, and Petition
Question: 4th Amendment
Ans: Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
Question: 5th Amendment
Ans: -Freedom from being tried for the same
crime twice - "double jeopardy"
-Freedom from self-incrimination
Question: 6th Amendment
Ans: -Right to be told of charges when arrested
Right to speedy trial
Right to a public trial by an impartial jury
Right to confront witnesses
Right to counsel
Question: 8th Amendment
Ans: - Freedom from excessive bail
- Freedom from cruel and unusual
punishments
Question: 14th Amendment
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Ans: - Basic right of a defendant in a judicial proceeding
- Right to equal protection of the laws
- The requisites for trial (due process)
Question: Components of the Criminal Justice System
Ans: law enforcement, judicial, corrections
Question: Primary goals of criminal justice system
Ans: -guarantee due process of the law
-prevent crime
-protect life and property
-uphold and enforce the law
-dispense equal justice
-apprehend offenders
-assure victims' rights
Question: primary federal agencies
Ans: US Dept of Homeland Security, FBI, DEA, U.S. Marshals, ICE, ATF,
Secret Service, US Postal Inspectors (USPS), Armed Forces Police
Question: primary state agencies
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Ans: o Youth and Adult Correctional Agency
o CHP
o Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)
o Department of Fish and Game (F&G)
o Department of Forestry and Protection (DOF)
o Department of Justice (DOJ)
o Department of Insurance (DOI)
Question: primary local agencies
Ans: o Airport Police
o County Marshals
o Housing Police
o Municipal Police
o School District Police
o Sherriff's Department
o Transportation Police
o Port Authority Police
Question: objectives of the Judicial component of the criminal justice system
